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[The hunt for the Hawkes Bay meteorite]

#71

In the Media... / The hunt for the Hawkes Bay me...

Last post by Rick - Mar 18, 2025, 08:51:52

The hunt for the Hawkes Bay meteorite

New Zealand is the landing place for a growing number of meteorites, and Hawkes Bay is the latest focus.

A fireball hurtled towards the ground last Wednesday night, and based on eyewitnesses and camera footage, may have caused a meteorite to land somewhere within a 600 hectare patch of private land.

Now the hunt is on - if it's spotted, it will be the eleventh one found in New Zealand.

Steve Wyn-Harris is a regular contributor to our show and he's also an executive member of Fireball Aotearoa.

More: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018979340/the-hunt-for-the-hawkes-bay-meteorite

[Mercury & Venus - 8 March 2025 - 17:55UT - U-Bessell + IR filters]

#72

Astrophotography / A few more from February and M...

Last post by Roberto - Mar 17, 2025, 16:19:15

Another set completed during the nice spell of weather we had at the beginning of the month and before the full Moon.

Mercury & Venus - 8 March 2025 - 17:55UT - U-Bessell + IR filters

Taken with 10" f/20 Maksutov.  Both planets shown to scale to each other and taken a few minutes apart.  Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/7455q0/



M81, M82, companions and some IFN from London - LRHaGB

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/wpe5jx/E/

Dates: 28 Feb - 5 Mar 2025
Frames: OSC - 170×300″(14h 10′)
Astrodon H-alpha 5nm: 32×900″(8h)
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 66×600″(11h)
Integration: 33h 10′

LRGB



Luminance



Moon - IR 742nm - 8 March 2025 - Tycho, Pitatus, Rupes Recta, Thebit, Archimedes, Plato, Clavius, ...

Taken with 10" Mak.  Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/uexmlk/C/

Rupes Recta and Thebit



Tycho



Pitatus & Hesiodus



Archimedes



Plato



Clavius



NGC 5364, NGC 5363, NGC 5348, NGC 5356, Abell 1808 in Virgo - LRGB

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/1ksfec/D/

Dates: 26 Feb 2025, 28 Feb 2025, 3 - 6 Mar 2025
Frames: OSC - 109×300″(9h 5′)
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 62×600″(10h 20′)
Integration: 19h 25′



Sun Ha - 14:45UT - 15 March 2025 - SHG700

Taken using spectroheliograph and 94mm f/7 refractor.   Details here: https://www.astrobin.com/b1c3c3/G/



Technical card



Roberto

#73

Astrophotography / Re: IC63 reprocessed

Last post by Roberto - Mar 17, 2025, 16:00:21

I actually prefer the old version Carole!  Sorry I know I'm not helping!

Roberto

#74

Astrophotography / IC63 reprocessed

Last post by Carole - Mar 14, 2025, 12:16:47

Not completely reprocessed but given the SX and ability to further stretch the nebulosity treatment.

This is what I processed before but was never really happy with it as I wanted to show the tail.



This is the new version:

#75

Astrophotography / Re: Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NG...

Last post by Dave A - Mar 12, 2025, 15:13:07

Cool images Duncan
 

#76

Astrophotography / Re: Big catch-up of images - p...

Last post by Dave A - Mar 11, 2025, 09:05:14

Fantastic images Roberto
Well done

#77

Astrophotography / Re: Big catch-up of images - p...

Last post by Carole - Mar 10, 2025, 21:11:54

What a lot of fabulous images Roberto.  Some I have not even heard of. 

These will go in the April members images as March is already full because of having to include February images. 

[Planetary]

#78

Astrophotography / Big catch-up of images - potpo...

Last post by Roberto - Mar 10, 2025, 17:24:05

Oh dear, I've left it too late to update here the images I've been taking since January...apologies for the flurry...so only a selection below:

Planetary

Jupiter and Mars - 22 February 2025

Details here: https://app.astrobin.com/u/rbotero?i=qilr6u





Taken with 10" f/20 Maksutov.

Venus - 27 February 2025 - 1807UT - First attempt U-Bessell + IR filters

Details here: https://www.astrobin.com/9r7jr8/



Solar

Taken with the spectroheliograph and 94mm f/7 refractor.

Sun in Ha (6652.8 ), Ca (H) (3968.5), Mg (b1) (5183.6) - 12:00UT - 8 March 2025 - SHG700

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/8kyveu/F/

CaH



Ha



Mg



Technical card of one of the scans for Ha:



Deep sky

Acquired with the tandem refractor setup: 152mm at f/6 and 92mm at f/5.

SNR G182.4 +4.3 next to Sh2-241 and vdB65 in Auriga

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/9q5608/F/

Dates: 20 - 21 Dec 2024, 2 - 3 Jan 2025, 6 - 8 Jan 2025, 20 Jan 2025
Frames: OSC - 200×300″(16h 40′)
Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 50x50 mm: 27×1200″(9h)
Astrodon OIII 3nm 50x50 mm: 30×1200″(10h)
Integration: 35h 40′



Alves 2 - ISM Nebula in Auriga - HaOORGB

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/keqbyn/F/

Dates: 8 Jan 2025, 22 - 23 Jan 2025, 30 Jan 2025, 1 - 5 Feb 2025, 17 Feb 2025, 22 Feb 2025
Frames: OSC - 217×300″(18h 5′)
Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 50x50 mm: 28×1200″(9h 20′)
Astrodon OIII 3nm 50x50 mm: 38×1200″(12h 40′)
Integration: 40h 5′



Leo Triplet - NGC3628, M65 and M66 - LRGB

Details here: https://www.astrobin.com/y2h0ts/D/

Dates: 5 - 6 Feb 2025, 22 - 23 Feb 2025, 25 - 26 Feb 2025
Frames: OSC - 127×300″(10h 35′)
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 72×600″(12h)
Integration: 22h 35′



M92 - LRGB

Details here:  https://www.astrobin.com/n44iu2/E/

Dates: 3 Feb 2025, 5 - 6 Feb 2025, 26 Feb 2025
Frames: OSC - 80×150″(3h 20′)
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 46×300″(3h 50′)
Integration: 7h 10′





Roberto

#79

Astrophotography / Re: Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NG...

Last post by Carole - Mar 10, 2025, 17:15:22

Really gret Duncan, you're on a roll. 

#80

Astrophotography / Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC 36...

Last post by The Thing - Mar 10, 2025, 16:17:33

4h 16m of the Leo Triplet just starting to reveal the long tidal tail of sauce dripping from the hamburger.

PixInsight Processing: SFC_SCC_DC_IS_ABE_StarNet_Bx_Arcsinh_Nx_PM, the new MGC had no data for this area
Affinity Photo: Noise Reduction, Gaussian Blur 0.1, Clarity, Curves Adjustment

256 of 274 integrated x 60s Gain 1600 Offset 30

Image date, time and location:   2025-03-01, Manche France
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:   TS1506UNC 6" f4 607mm fl
Camera and filters used:   QHY294PROC OSC, Svbony UVIR
Processing applied:   Pixinsight, Affinity Photo


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